Dear
Parents
Mother’s
week and Red Nose week, this week!
This
week we are celebrating Mother’s day by having stay and play sessions and a tea
party on Friday night.
It’s
not too late to sign up just speak to the staff in your child’s room for
details.
We
are also celebrating Red Nose day. Each room is doing something different to
raise money so again ask your key person for more details
Late
collections
Please
can all parents make sure they collect/drop off their child at the correct
times.
We
are having lots of parents who are collecting after 1 pm or 6pm.
If
you collect late at 1pm we could be over our ratios (as staff are having their
lunches) Ratios are a legal requirement which we are not allowed to break.
The
team finish work at 6pm so if you are late you are stopping them from going
home.
Of
course there are times when traffic is bad or the trains are late, and that
can’t be helped. However we are having more parents who are persistently late
and do not call to let us know they will be late.
Due
to this we will start using our late fee which is, a charge at the rate of
£7.50 for the first 15 minutes then £15 for every 15 minutes thereafter if you
are late more than once in a few weeks or if you are more than 15 minutes late.
We
don’t like to do this but feel that our good nature is being taken advantage of.
If you would like to discuss this with me at any time please let me know.
Buggy
Sheds
Please
can you make sure your buggies are folded up when put in the buggy shed.
Some
parents are finding that they are unable to store their buggy due to other
buggies not being folded away.
We
do only have a limited amount of storage. Please can you make sure that other
people such as grandparents, nannies etc, know to do this as well.
Many
Thanks
Illnesses
We
still have a temperature virus and sickness bug going around L
Useful
websites:
Here
are the links for the Surrey Family Information Service, Free Early Education
(the 15 hours funding) and Free Early Education for Two year olds.
Menus
The only change to this week’s menus is Fridays tea
which will be our Mother’s day party tea!
If you would like to see a copy of our allergens menu at any time please ask!
This week’s activities
Each key person will be responsible for designing
an activity based on their key children’s needs; however, all children who are
in on that day will have the opportunity to access the activity too.
If the key person is on holiday or off, another
staff member will be able to lead the activity in their place so that the
children do not miss out.
For more information on the Early Years Foundation
stage, the guidance we use to support our planning and practice, please visit:
This week’s planned activities are also are now on
the ILD’S
Forest school
This week’s forest school session has been moved to
Monday 9th due to staffing at our Markenfield Road Nursery.
At Forest school last week the children used clay
to make models of mini beasts.
They went on a hunt for fairy houses and made hot
chocolate over the fire!
Buttercups
Monday – Nilem’s group are exploring
the sounds and textures of objects in the treasure basket.
Tuesday – Leanne’s group will be
listening and moving to music with the ribbon streamers.
Wednesday – Leanne’s group are
learning about parts of the body through singing the song ‘Heads, Shoulders,
Knees and Toes.’
Thursday – Charlotte’s group will be
looking at animal books together.
Friday – Charlotte’s group are
developing their physical skills as they explore the ‘Toddle Boxes’ and wooden
trucks.
Charlotte is off Monday, Mel is off
Tuesday, Leanne and Nilem are off Friday.
Bluebells
Monday – Almu’s group are practising
their tidy up skills.
Tuesday – Donna’s group will be
developing their vocabulary as they look and talk about pictures in a variety
of books.
Wednesday – Rose’s group are
learning about animals as they play with the zoo puppets.
Thursday – Donna’s group will be
counting using the compare bears.
Friday – Chloe’s group are practising
putting on their shoes, hats and coats in preparation for the garden.
Almu and Rose are working together
with Rose’s key group. This is so that we have a seamless transition when Rose
goes on Maternity leave.
Donna is off Friday, Chloe is off
Thursday, Rose is off Wednesday and Almu is in all week.
Sunflowers
Books of the fortnight
2-9th March – Mother Knows
Best by Jill Murphy
16-23rd March – Lulu Loves Stories by Anna McQuinn
30thMarch – 6th April - How Plants
Grow by Franklin Watts
13th – 20th
April – Giraffes Big Night by Carrie and David Grant
27th April -4th
May – My Brother is Autistic by Jennifer Moore- Mallinos
The Sunflowers have one detailed
weekly focused activity to ensure all the children have the opportunity to take
part in it.
This will work alongside their weekly
planned activity list which you can see in the room and on the ILD’S.
This week’s activity is: making cakes
and biscuits and decorating them.
The children will be:
Talking about what they are doing as
they are baking
Using their own ideas when decorating
their cakes and biscuits
Discussing why they are making the
cakes and biscuits
The Letter of the week is: Q
This week the children will be:
Thinking of words that begin with the
letter Q
Using the letter Q stencils at the
easel
Making the letter Q using play dough
Talking about the Queen.
Jess is off Friday, Megan and Becci
are in all week.
Have a good weekend
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